2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

470-29-1

CAS Name

2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H12O4

Molecular Mass

148.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    124 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-6(2,3-7)4(8)5(9)10/h4,7-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=OTOIIPJYVQJATP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C(O)=O)O)(CO)(C)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)C(C)(C)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-
  • Butyric acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-
  • Butyric acid, α,γ-dihydroxy-β,β-dimethyl-
  • 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid
  • 2,4-Dihydroxy-2,3-dimethylbutyric acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

6150-40-9

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